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August 6, 2012

Nick just returned from a week long trip to the beach with my Aunt, Uncle, and cousin Eddie.

He had a wonderful time and we are so grateful that they always invite Nick along.....

but we sure did miss him a lot last week!

When he walked in the door Saturday afternoon, he got quite the warm welcome.

Apparently, I was not the only one missing him last week.

There were two little girls that could not wait to wrap their loving arms around him.

He caught us up on all that happened at the beach and shared many funny stories along with the list of wonderful foods he had to eat.

What can I say, he is a chip off the old block and he loves food.

I promised him some one on one time Sunday, so we ran out to do a few errands and have some lunch, just the two of us. I love to be able to do that with him and thought it was time to talk some more about the upcoming school year which is rapidly approaching.

If you remember my post earlier this summer, I was concerned that he was unhappy with his choice to go to the public high school. Pat and I have really tried to stay on top of that this summer and have worked it into the conversation many times. So once again, I took advantage of my time with him yesterday and made it a topic of discussion. I am certain that he is confident and happy with his choice to attend the public high school. He is looking forward to all of the new opportunities he will have, and while keeping up with his old friends, he is also looking forward to making some new friends too.

We will continue to keep tabs on the situation after the school year begins and we have already told him that it is never to late to change your mind. I think he fully understands and knows he can come to us if he is not happy and wants to make a change...... but I truly think he will do just fine and shine like he always does.

I can hardly believe I am sending him off to high school in a few weeks.
It just does not seem possible that he is that old. I think of him as my little boy, but then I glance up at him or look at these photos and see that my boy has turned into a very handsome young man.

This location was a gem and was totally inspired by a building I saw in Philly this week while I was working(you can see it in my instagram feed). Obviously, this is not the kind of place I would take the girls, but it certainly worked for Nick. Lots of cool texture all around that added to the feel of the photos.

I used two different lenses for this set, my 70-200 and my 35mm. All photos were shot in the spot meter mode and were processed using Florabella's Classic Color(tweaked)with a touch of Rosy Cream and Rich Autumn. I also added a slight texture to this series as well.

Nick is such a good sport to participate in your photo shoots. The only pics I can get my camera shy guys to do are sport shots. They should take some lessons from Nick! Such a pro and so handsome!-Rene

That location completely rocks!! And of course, so does your super cool soon-to-be high schooler. He looks SO grown up and handsome in these. He's going to do awesome in HS and will have no trouble making new friends, I'm sure.

Oh Lisa, he is a stunner! you're going to have to get a big tennis racquet to fight off the girls once he starts high school!As long as he knows that he can come talk to you, Nick will be fine. It's kind of exciting that he can keep his old friends and make new ones, and I'm sure he will do that.Lovely location, you always pick great backdrops...or it's probably how you photograph them.Have a good week!

This is my favorite series of Nick EVER! Not only is this a spectacular location, I just LOVE how Nick is so relaxed and so natural in these photos. I know I don't have to tell you....but just gotta say....you have one VERY special boy:))))) Thank you for sharing him with all of us:)Have a wonderful week!!!God Bless,Diane

These photos are gorgeous and I love the new look of your blog. It is so clean and fresh.

I think you are so wise for checking in with Nick about high school. These transitions are hard. Will is SO excited about high school but Harry is very reluctant about middle school. It is good to be able to talk to them about it all.

I recognized the location immediately when I saw it. Remembered you posting it on IG. It really is perfect for a teen boy. So glad that he had a great visit & that he is now home. I can only imagine how much he was missed for that week.

Thanks for the update on his school situation. I was wondering how it was going & how his feelings were evolving as it was getting closer to start date. I'm happy he's looking forward to it.